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PUT YOUR BRAINPOWER TO THE TEST WITH THESE CONUNDRUMS

Quiz Challenge 1. Who composed the opera Carmen? 2. Who was South Africa’s first black president? 3. Brazil was colonised by which European country from 1500? 4. Which Starsky and Hutch star had a No. 1 with Don’t Give Up On Us? 5. Which type of oil is an ingredient in most Italian sauces?

CODEWORD

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

6. What number is the first hole on the inward half of a round of golf? 7. Ontario is a province of which country? 8. Mayo, Wexford and Clare are all counties of which country? 9. Which Soviet leader introduced the policy of glasnost? 10. What is the highest rank in the British Army? Using the clues provided, fill in each step of the ladder with a new word, changing one letter at a time. WORD LADDERS

SPLIT DECISION

Cross out one of the letters in each divided square to reveal a completed crossword grid.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Corrosion

1. What the inventor of the monorail had? (3,5,4) 7. Old woman is little credit to one (5) 8. Starts soft and is mainly boggy (5) 9. A pound put on for service? (3) 10. Departs later – in pursuit? (4,5) 11. Start a silent radio? (3,3) 12. Fifty fools, all females (6) 15. Proper way to twist blue taper (9) 17. Middle of the rain period (3) 18. It may result in gaining an admission (5) 19. A brief for example is for the defence (5) 21. Approves of human faces (12)

1. It keeps men out from morning to evening! (3,3,6) 2. A somewhat curious

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14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 U P Each number in the codeword grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. You have two letters in the control grid to start you off. Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid, then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you get the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and control grid. Check off the alphabetical list of letters as you identify them.

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Desire

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M O R S

Mislaid

place in South America (3)

3. Many at a bar, being bright (6) 4. Gamesman and I are upset and run badly (9) 5. A strange thing, but it’s time for bed (5) 6. Not a dry subject, but dictators shy from it! (12) 7. With a young animal it amounts to less than two feet (5) 10. Present day indication that a donor can’t make up his mind (4,5) 13. Springs from the bows (5) 14. Burning a mark on a horse (6) 16. Final result of a snap decision? (5) 20. Travel to a port in India (3)

Plunder

SUMTHING

Impend

Fit the numbers into the grid so that all the sums are correct – reading left to right or on single lines top to bottom. The 11 digits you must use are listed to the right.

ZOOM

FELT

1 2 2 2 3 3 4 6 6 8 9

ALPHAMUDDLE

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Waistband

Rearrange the letters in the grid on the left to make five words that read both across and down. Five letters have been placed to start you off.

H O E S R S D E U D B R D E P U O S E R

R O H E S

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÷

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Corrupt

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Shelter

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Hue

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Cans

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TIPS

SUDOKU

WORD SQUARE QUICK CROSSWORD

Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box.

Easy

Hard

M O P N E C N O T

How many words of four letters or more can you make from this Word Square? Each word must use the central letter, and each letter may be used only once. At least one word using all nine letters can be found. Proper nouns and plurals are not allowed, however verb forms ending in ‘s’ are permitted. Guidelines: 20 Good; 25 Very Good; 30 Excellent.

SOLUTIONS

ACROSS 1. Immediately (12)

DOWN 1. Sleepwalker (12)

Across: 1 One track mind; 7 Crone; 8 Soggy; 9 Alb; 10 Goes after; 11 Set off; 12 Lasses; 15 Reputable; 17 Era; 18 Knock; 19 Aegis; 21 Countenances. Down: 1 One day strike; 2 Rio; 3 Clever; 4 Mismanage; 5 Night; 6 Hydrostatics; 7 Cubit; 10 Gift token; 13 Stems; 14 Ablaze; 16 Photo; 20 Goa. Across: 1 Straightaway; 7 Minor; 8 Value; 9 All; 10 Miserable; 11 Banish; 12 Vacant; 15 Laudatory; 17 Old; 18 Speed; 19 Basin; 21 Adventitious. Down: 1 Somnambulist; 2 Inn; 3 Harass; 4 Adversary; 5 Ad-lib; 6 Dejectedness; 7 Melon; 10 Mishandle; 13 Adorn; 14 Combat; 16 Up-end; 20 Set. SPLIT DECISION: QUICK CROSSWORD: K A A M R R M O L O S T O L S E I N A I D

Nine-letter word: COMPONENT WORD SQUARE:

7. Lesser (5) 8. Worth (5)

2. Tavern (3) 3. Annoy (6) 4. Opponent (9)

9. Everything (3) 10. Wretched (9)

Brush, Rodeo, Udder, Seeps, Horse.

5. Extemporise (2-3) 6. Despondency (12) 7. A fruit (5) 10. Maltreat (9) 13. Decorate (5) 14. Fight (6) 16. Set on end (2-3) 20. Pose (3)

11. Expel (6) 12. Empty (6)

ALPHAMUDDLE: 8x3=24, 2x6=12, 4x9=36

15. Praising (9) 17. Ancient (3) 18. Rapidity (5) 19. Bowl (5) 21. Accidental (12)

HARD SUDOKU:

EASY SUDOKU:

SUMTHING:

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD:

16 S M R N D O 17 18 19 20 21

1 Z W T Y L Q U B A V K C H F J P E G X I 14

1 Rush, Rust, Lust, Lost, Loot, Loom, Zoom 2 Felt, Belt, Bent, Tent, Tint, Tins, Tips.

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5 1 Georges Bizet; 2 Nelson Mandela; 3 Portugal; 4 David Soul; 5 Olive oil; 6 Ten; 7 Canada; 8 The Republic of Ireland; 9 Mikhail Gorbachev; 10 Field Marshal. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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QUIZ CHALLENGE:

CODEWORD:

WORD LADDERS: